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Jyutping gei1 lau4
Pinyin jī liú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to stay
  2. to detain
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    拘禁​看守
    to detain; to impound
    • 羈留室
      羁留室
      gei1 lau4 sat1
      cell
    • 羈留院
      羁留院
      gei1 lau4 jyun2
      remand home
    • 羈留病房
      羁留病房
      gei1 lau4 beng6 fong2
      custodial ward
    • 羈留令
      羁留令
      gei1 lau4 ling6
      detention order
    • 疑犯喺羈留期間自殺。
      疑犯喺羁留期间自杀。
      ji4 faan2 hai2 gei1 lau4 kei4 gaan1 zi6 saat3.
      The suspect committed suicide during detention.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to keep in custody; to detain
    • 非法羈留
      非法羁留
      fēi fǎ jī liú
      to illegally detain
  2. verb, literary
    to stop over (in a place away from home)
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    羁留
    羈留
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    匪徒同警察枪战,其后被押送至羁留所。
    匪徒同警察槍戰,其後被押送至羈留所。
    • After a shoot-out with the cops, the suspects were arrested and sent to a detention facility.
  2. Cantonese
    羁留室
    羈留室
    gei1 lau4 sat1
    • cell
  3. Cantonese
    羁留院
    羈留院
    gei1 lau4 jyun2
    • remand home
  4. Cantonese
    羁留病房
    羈留病房
    gei1 lau4 beng6 fong2
    • custodial ward
  5. Cantonese
    羁留令
    羈留令
    gei1 lau4 ling6
    • detention order
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    非法羁留
    非法羈留
    fēi fǎ jī liú
    • to illegally detain